NEWS
Nominations accepted for Kreider Prize honoring excellence in teaching
Throughout the month of January, Elizabethtown College students, staff members, alumni and faculty members are being encouraged to nominate a faculty member to receive the Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence, an annual award that recognizes educators who inspire their students. This is the first time the prize will be awarded since its inauguration last spring
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Junior Senior theme announced
Last night, the Class of 2016 revealed the theme of the 2015 Junior Senior formal — “A Night to Bond: From Etown with Love.” Nearly 100 juniors and seniors congregated in the Susquehanna Room from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. to buy their discounted tickets, pick a table with their friends and get information about
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Social Enterprise Institute provides new opportunities for real-world learning experiences
Elizabethtown College has established the Social Enterprise Institute (SEI) to offer another channel through which members of the Etown community can use their talents and skills to benefit the community. The Institute fulfills the College’s promise to “Educate for Service,” offering faculty and staff members, business partners and students the opportunity to integrate sponsored projects
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CAMPUS LIFE
Pop culture smorgasboard serves sauciness
It is great to be back writing for the Etownian this semester. But I was having trouble picking what my first article should be about; especially since there has been so much to talk about in the last few months. So I decided to do something a little different this week by doing a rapid
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Professor responds to Elmhurst’s LGBT admissions article
After reading Duc T. Dam’s “Prospective college students’ sexual orientation questioned” article in the Jan. 26, 2012 issue of the Etownian, I would like to present a few thoughts. Overall, I found the article to be supportive of the LGBT community. However, there are three points of which readers should be aware. Elmhurst College asked
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Workplace policies create monetary strife
The air is thick with talk of employment policies. Discrimination, harassment, workplace bullying — all, we’re reminded, stuff to be avoided. Training sessions for employees are being conducted, with the College’s lawyers holding forth with unseemly relish on statutes and Title VII and suchlike. Attendance at these sessions is mandatory. And what if you don’t
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